About the Club
Origins of the club
The Basel Dragons Running Club began in April 2009 and has been growing fast ever since. The ‘club’ actually started out when Martin, who was coaching a friend of a friend, posted an ad on the English Forum to see if anyone else would like to come along. The response exceeded all expectations, and thanks to this excellent forum, a steady stream of newcomers have been joining the group each week and even returning with friends and colleagues. The average weekly turnout is now 30 – 40 people.
Where do we meet?
The group meets every Monday and Thursday evenings under the Wettsteinbrücke (Münster side) at the entrance to the Dragon Runners changing rooms.
Where do we meet?
The group meets every Monday and Thursday evenings under the Wettsteinbrücke (Münster side) at the entrance to the Dragon Runners changing rooms.
Levels
The club caters to every level - from people who have never run before, to people who used to run and want to get back in shape, through to advanced runners. We have 4 groups going out each week.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction!
In recompense for our efforts, we are always happy to return to the club house where we have access to secure, comfortable changing rooms, piping hot showers and last but not least, a great bar area where we always stop behind for a couple of cold beers and get to know each other.
We have a chef who cooks for us 1 night per week and also go out to a restaurant for food after running, on the last Thursday in every month.
Membership
Basel Dragons running club had around 150 people running with us in 2011 and 110 full time members. We organised 10 social events from evenings out in restaurants to the End of year Birslauf party as well as the yearly Birthday party, Awards presentation night and Summer BBQ by the river. In 2012 we hope to improve even further.
Upcoming races
We are planning a number of races this year, from 10k races to half marathons. Keep watching this website or ask the coaches at the club for more details.
The President is:
Martin Holt
Coach and Founder
Originally a semi-professional rugby player in the UK, Martin switched to running after a long-term injury and qualified as a UK athletics/running coach through the Leeds Dragons running club (yes more Dragons!). Here he worked with all levels of runners, from absolute beginners to some of the UK’s top cross country runners. After 8 years of coaching, he came to work in Basel and in his free time, worked for one season as a sprint coach for Basel Young Boys athletics club.
For all other staff members, check out the staff photo’s on the task bar.
We are planning a number of races this year, from 10k races to half marathons. Keep watching this website or ask the coaches at the club for more details.
The President is:
Martin Holt
Coach and Founder
Originally a semi-professional rugby player in the UK, Martin switched to running after a long-term injury and qualified as a UK athletics/running coach through the Leeds Dragons running club (yes more Dragons!). Here he worked with all levels of runners, from absolute beginners to some of the UK’s top cross country runners. After 8 years of coaching, he came to work in Basel and in his free time, worked for one season as a sprint coach for Basel Young Boys athletics club.
For all other staff members, check out the staff photo’s on the task bar.
